Animated WiFi detector shirt keeps you single with signal
By Nilay Patel 
posted Oct 6th 2007 12:52PM
posted Oct 6th 2007 12:52PM
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"i'm nerdy in the extreme..."
on the waiting list :)
Ok, am I the only one who noticed that the decal is removable? This might be a bit too much for most to wear on their chests, but I think it'd be a fun addition to a wardriver's ride.
Engadget should do the same wifi meter, but with the Engadget logo. Does not need to be on a shirt.
I wonder how long it'll take to get arrested wearing it at the Airport....
Please wear to Bostan Logan Airport. Film at 11.
that's one for the übergeeks i guess, so i'll pass ;)
I think it actually looks pretty cool. The fact that it's a completely random thing to put on a shirt makes it cool.
But, if it really does light up, like in the picture...
That's another story. Not to mention they could have at least made the blacks match (If you look closely there's a black square around the graphic.
It would be pretty cool if it didn't light up. Random things on shirts are cool.
But, they could have at least made the blacks match (Notice the black square around the graphic).
Been available on thinkgeek for a while now.
That says a lot that you already knew about the shirt. You just deemed yourself Supergeek.
Sign me up!!!
And my son is one of the many who wants this for Xmas...among many other things I am sure.
"among many other things I am sure."
Apparently one of those isn't a girl friend.
And how would he/she get his son a girlfriend for christmas? Only way i can think of is kidnapping some girl and forcing her into a life of servitude.. but that's kinda illegal.
And besides, my son is 12...a little young for such things... :)
Evidently you don't know what 12 year olds think about in today's world.
Yea, allt he nerds at school already knew about this. Cool nonetheless, my moms gona get me one :)
Nerd! :) LOL
I instantly thought of that Weird Al song, "White and Nerdy"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbVtbc_XzrI
I may have to get one of them shirts!
I actually think the shirt is pretty cool... and nice looking too!
I'll admit, I want this, though I wouldn't mind something a bit less obtrusive, like a watch.
I think they should have gone for a ripple like design( concentric circles )it gives you more discretion.
On the other hand it would make a good conversation starter in public :D
Although the scene has just popped into my head of a conversation involving a beautiful stranger and your tshirt, with things going seriously downhill when she asks 'what's wifi?' followed by a long geeky explanation of what it is :(
But if the woman is even vaguely technically minded or if she's a university student where campus wifi is very important, you just might get along :p
But is it 802.11n compatible?
If it is...it's an insta buy no questions asked.
AKBlade13
hahaha, great post, Nilay, you really made me laugh out loud... several times.
Ya-know... I would really get upset if that shirt caught a better signal then the WiFi device itself!
I wonder if my school's amazing ability to block all signal will have any effect...
Well I wouldn't wear it in public, but it sure would be interesting at some form of gaming/electronics/hacking conference.
uh oh.... you know there are often wifi hotspots in airports. And we all know what happens when somebody brings something into an airport that either lights up or which has a purpose that is not immediately obvious and excludes it from even remotely possibly being slightly bomb-like...
*wait for it*
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But, will it blend while playing Doom?
BONUS! This shirt will also get you arrested in your local airport, or in Boston, for wearing a "fake bomb" and scaring people into thinking there's a terrorist in their midst!
Oh noes! He's a walking wi-fi bomb! Ruuuuuun!
For heavens sake, who actually needs that?
802.11 :) Hopefullyz it auto connects to un-secure netwerks :D (uh with an ethernet port... i know.... not gonna hap)
Is this just a stupid plastic display thats attached to the shirt, or does it have some flexibility and look somewhat natural.
(This applies to all their new animated shirts)
Just perfect..its on my wish list..
so, I'm guessing the douche detector's on the backside
If people call you and ignore you as soon as you face them, you'll know why. :)
Watch out it's WIFIMAN! Please don't steal my bandwidth! GRrrr I blame Vista!
I was thinking of taking it off and making it a skin for the top of my laptop and wiring it into a usb port, then I have a shirt out of the deal too
Whoever wrote this article is a retard.